命

命 — fate, command, decree

JLPT: JLPT N3
Strokes: 8
Taught in: School year 3
Frequency: #465 most common

Readings

On'yomi came with the character from Chinese; kun'yomi is the native Japanese word it was borrowed for. A dot marks where okurigana takes over, a hyphen marks a prefix or suffix position.

On'yomi: めい mei

みょう myou
Kun'yomi: いのち inochi

Example words for this kanji are being written.

Words that use 命

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